Q&A with a Panthers Blogger
by Jaxon on Nov 10, 2009 9:00 AM EST
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PrintJaxon here again Falcons faithful from Cat Scratch Reader. If you have any questions I will stop by periodically this week to answer them. Be sure to hit the Rec button so this post remains on top for the week. You can read Dave's answers to questions from my readers here.
I'll try to get some of the obvious ones out of the way:
- At 3-5 we haven't given up hope just yet but we are on life-support
- The coaching staff has shown this is Jake's team to lead and no matter the effect he is not going to get benched. Yes he's improved his play the past couple weeks but he still seems to present limitations to the passing game which limits the possibility of a comeback when down late in a game
- DE Julius Peppers had been playing better but disappeared again last week against the Saints. Who knows if he will show up this week...
- The defense is playing better but the secondary gambled too much against the Saints and got burned
- I still expect a big crowd this week, after all it is the Falcons! Beating you guys will make some of the hurt go away!
I'm ready for your questions...
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Delhomme
I respect you coaching staff sticking with the guy, but if I were you, I might not be as forgiving.
What is the fan base’s opinion re: old Jaykee Poo?
Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?
Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.
Well...ran a poll several weeks ago and it was 75% positive...
Probably should run another one now. I think most still think he is the best opportunity to win but most also agree we need to add more options in the offseason.
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Which would you prefer out of the following?
1) A high-round rookie quarterback who could start soon
2) A low-round rookie quarterback as a project
3) A veteran free agent like Brian St. Pierre
4) Stand pat
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What he said ...
Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?
Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.
Brian St. Pierre?
Ya know, the Redskins can’t wait to get rid of Campbell, and I’m convinced he could be a decent QB somewhere else…
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
He's buzzworthy all of a sudden
I think Campbell will be courted by a multitude of teams.
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That'll depend on who the coach is
The Panthers don’t have a 1st round pick anyways
on behalf of tha dirty south: soul food, carolina blue, southern hospitality, and tha queen city
Maybe Everette Brown can throw
I apologize in advance – that was a bit of a low blow.
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
Serious question
Is Fox going to be around to make those decisions next year?
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
what makes you think
that beating the Falcons is a possibility considering the Panthers poor play recently? How soon are you going to sign Mike Vick in the off season??? scary thought.
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by Hardcore Falcon on Nov 10, 2009 1:42 PM EST reply actions
They had a nice lead on the Saints going into the half
And the whole fame the Saints offense only scored 2 TDs. I’d say that’s much better than the Falcons effort. And the week before they picked off Kurt Warner 5 times and ran for 270 yards.
But as badly as I’d like to talk trash… I don’t think any of us Panther fans have it in us anymore.
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ATL was does by 2 touchdowns at the half and came back and punched NO in the mouth, and made it a game.
Teams have built leads and lost them to NO, no teams has been down at their house and fight their way back in it like ATL…
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
Good job. How'd that turn out for ya?
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Good enough to have a flip-side record of your own
Nyeh nyeh na boo boo.
Yeah
I was just trying to see what you would say. Truth is It doesnt matter. I think we beat you guys on Sunday and that when the Aints come to Ga they go home losers as well.
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by Hardcore Falcon on Nov 11, 2009 9:07 AM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't be so sure
the Panthers are at home and they will be pissed about blowing that game to the Saints.
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um
yeah. and we are not pissed for losin to the aints and the plowboys. both games we should have won.
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by Hardcore Falcon on Nov 11, 2009 9:55 AM EST up reply actions
We'll send you a postcard from the playoffs and let you know. I'm sure Jake will enjoy golfing in Jan with that fat new guaranteed contract...
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
So you are that sure you will make the playoffs huh?
I’ll be waiting for that postcard…
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Davis out, Johnson In
Since Davis is going to be out on Sunday. How much do you except out of Johnson taking his place?
Not as much as we would from Davis
Landon Johnson will finally get his chance to prove he was worth the investment two seasons ago…we shall see
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any chance
Carolina will just give us this win since we are the only team in the Division that might stand a chance of thwarting the evilness that has become of the Saints?
know what you believe in and why you believe in it
by MentallyMIA on Nov 10, 2009 3:17 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Fair question. Lofty question.
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It would be nice, but
Panthers and Falcons are natural enemies in the wild. cough
We can beat these guys…I think.
The Panthers came closer to beating them than ATL did
I don’t think anybody in the conference is going to catch up with them
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maybe not for the division title
but I bet Atlanta comes in with upset on the mind in Round 3 come January
know what you believe in and why you believe in it
ATL lost by 8, and had a chance to take it to overtime with the last play of the game.
CAR lost by 10…
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
Yeah well, Carolina only allowed 2 offensive TDs
ATL allowed like 5.
I bet Saints fans would LOVE reading this!
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Two WORDs
Wild Card … FYI, almost beating the Saints won’t get you in the playoffs.
Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?
Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.
ugh... what has become of us?
attempting to gauge how well our teams are doing based on how well they performed against the ’aints? What has this world come to?
know what you believe in and why you believe in it
I concur
UGH!
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by Hardcore Falcon on Nov 11, 2009 9:09 AM EST up reply actions
Don't worry
He’s just trying to find a cheeseburger in the trash can.
For the metaphorically-impaired, the cheeseburger is the silver lining, the trash can is the garbage team of the Panthers.
"This is America, if we can’t self-righteously look down on others and blame them for our faults, the commies win."-----Cormican on Bleeding Green Nation w/r/t fans overreacting to the Eagles signing of Michael Vick
So now we're a 'garbage' team?
So anything but a blowout by the Falcons should be a major disappointment. Okay…we will look for that Sunday Jesse28.
How many games did you win in the playoffs last season? And what makes you believe your awesome 5-3 start will result in an improvement on that?
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Settle down Scooter ...
Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?
Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.
Haha
It’s just a little ‘trash’ talk between southtunnel and I from the previous meeting, don’t get your panties in a wad. But to answer you, yes.
"This is America, if we can’t self-righteously look down on others and blame them for our faults, the commies win."-----Cormican on Bleeding Green Nation w/r/t fans overreacting to the Eagles signing of Michael Vick
We are a garbage team...and we took out the trash yesterday!
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Awww, aren’t you cute! We all know that only one team beat the Falcons yesterday, and it wasn’t the Panthers.
Corey Zickefoose: I think they should still be able to play football, regardless. Tennessee is my place. You know, it's my football team.
Reporter: Even after they put a gun in your face, you say let them play football?
Corey Zickefoose: Yeah. It's Tennessee. That's the way it is sometimes.
Welcome to the SEC!
You guys are hardcore
Kicking a guy when his team is down, tisk tisk. Just remember the only reason you are 2 games ahead of the Panthers, is because they have a tougher schedule. It’s still the same team that edged you out last year.
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by southtunnel on Nov 11, 2009 2:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It also helps when you beat the other team straight up...lol
I’m watching FSU go through the same thing that CAR is going through. Be glad though, if this bad year forces Fox out, or just to find a QB that can do more than get him to the playoffs every other year, then this year will be worth it. Looking forward to a great game Sunday…
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
You beat us straight up once last year
And we still edged you.
Btw… We smeared the Cardinals last time we played them. How’d you guys do against them last time you met?
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by southtunnel on Nov 13, 2009 1:53 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You take my olive branch and break it do ya?
What a reach to bring up our play against ARI last year when the game you had the following week AT HOME was the biggest flop I’ve ever seen. After this w/e, my gloating will be unrivaled in it’s abundance and awesomeness all over the CSR blog for your transgression here. Jaxon will have no one to blame but you…MUAHAHAHA =)
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
I knew it was risky to bring that up
But it’s the only really good win we have this year. I had to try to twist it in there somehow.
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I'll be thinking of you Nags
as GT plays for the ACC Championship…not!
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Do me a favor and beat Clemson....
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
It could still be BC
But will do!
Corey Zickefoose: I think they should still be able to play football, regardless. Tennessee is my place. You know, it's my football team.
Reporter: Even after they put a gun in your face, you say let them play football?
Corey Zickefoose: Yeah. It's Tennessee. That's the way it is sometimes.
Welcome to the SEC!
True
Corey Zickefoose: I think they should still be able to play football, regardless. Tennessee is my place. You know, it's my football team.
Reporter: Even after they put a gun in your face, you say let them play football?
Corey Zickefoose: Yeah. It's Tennessee. That's the way it is sometimes.
Welcome to the SEC!
yeah
what will you be saying when you lose to us twice and then Tampa beats you.
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by Hardcore Falcon on Nov 12, 2009 7:58 AM EST up reply actions
Your welcome to come over and find out...if that happens
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okay sparky
I will be there for sure. if I am wrong then I am wrong, but that is the way I see it going down at the present time.
Life is a garden. Dig it!
by Hardcore Falcon on Nov 13, 2009 8:29 AM EST up reply actions
What if the Saints are 15-0 going into Charlotte and the Panthers are out of the playoffs?
Saints would certainly have the home field wrapped up. The Panthers could salvage their season by ruining the Saints perfect season. Do the Saints sit Brees? Sit any other stars? The Panthers would certainly be fired up and so would the home crowd.
It would be pretty thick with drama
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With Goodsen developing nicely, what do you think about moving JWill for a shot at one of those 1st round QBs in the '10 draft?
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
Tough call...
but not something that Fox would consider I bet. Now if you asking ME, nah… I’d rather see they dump Peppers and go after the top FA QB (if there is one). Or work a trade for one.
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So, Panther Dude
Would you say that your defense has a better or worse chance of stopping turner than the Skins and Saints?
Could Matt Ryan avoid INTs against you, or is your secondary as solid as it sometimes appears?
Will Matt Ryan get pounded into the earth? Peppers looks downright scary at times.
How are your RBs ball control? We often cause fumbles at nice times. Same with your O-Line, are they fairly solid?
Better...we got more beef up front since the first time we played.
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other three answers
2 – Hard to say on this one, against the Cards the secondary looked great, not so much against the Saints. Don’t know which one will show up
3 – Baker did a good job on Pep last game, I see no reason to think this game will be any different
4 – After not having a single fumble last season Williams has 3 or 4 already and Stewart had a painful one against the Saints. You just might get 1 or 2 this week.
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Will you allow me to defend my title in next year's ff league?
We all know I’m winning this year’s league. BTW, thanks for Fitz… =)
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
Sure Nags...that #12 draft pick should bring you down to earth
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I picked 11th this year...
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
And you haven't won anything yet either...
FFL playoffs have a way of crushing even the most dominate team in the reg season…I’ve had it happen to me numerous times in the past.
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I know, but it's a Smacktalk league. C'mon man....lol
"If lessons were learned in defeat, our team is getting a great education." -Murray Warmath
True...and you are doing a good job of earning your spot next year!
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No havoc from me this week on here
I might instead be giving you more reasons why you’ll win. How good are you guys at beating one dimensional offenses?
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that seems to be the Falcon's specialty
what normally happens though, is we’ll come out prepared for the run, wind up stopping the run (as in – holding Carolina’s super running attack to less than 100 yards) and then wind up getting chewed up through the air on 3rd and longs. But, by George! We’ll stop the run…
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by MentallyMIA on Nov 10, 2009 6:21 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for humoring me. It's a nice thought
But the Panthers haven’t chewed anybody up through the air the entire season. Fox won’t even let him through unless they are down late in the 4th.
It’s hard to believe that Steve Smith won the triple crown in 2005 leading the league in TDs, total yards and receptions… with Jake Delhomme throwing to him!
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Damn shame ...
I won’t say I like him, but Stevey is one helluva receiver. I still have nightmares re: him burning Sheangelo two years back. Shame his prime years are going to waste with Jaykee Poo under center.
Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?
Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.
I'm sure he'll come back to haunt you before his career is over
Honestly I don’t know why you guys hate him so much. The guy is an incredible player, and also a hoot to have on your team. Never a dull moment with Smitty
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by southtunnel on Nov 11, 2009 2:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hmm
Might have something to do with his propensity to hospitalize his teammates, an offense that normally carries a 5-10 year prison sentence.
"This is America, if we can’t self-righteously look down on others and blame them for our faults, the commies win."-----Cormican on Bleeding Green Nation w/r/t fans overreacting to the Eagles signing of Michael Vick
All really good WRs have some sort of primmadonna issue
The difference is that Smitty’s antics have never resulted in him not giving 100% on the field, and have never hurt the team’s outcome. Plus the guy apologizes for his anger issues and tries to correct it… You’ll never get that from a TO or Braylon Edwards. Trust me! We had to deal with Me-Shawn for a year.
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umm
Assault and Battery is not a primma donna issue, it’s a felony in most cases. Apologizing for it doesn’t make it ok, his effort on the field doesn’t make it ok, and no other WR has gone to such extremes in any of their antics. By your logic, we should let every criminal go free if they simply apologized. That’s about as bad as saying that what Vick did was ok because it didn’t affect his on-the-field performance.
Steve Smith has not just had one outburst, but multiples, so this isn’t a random outlier. Stop trying to justify his criminal behavior, you’re only making yourself look silly.
"This is America, if we can’t self-righteously look down on others and blame them for our faults, the commies win."-----Cormican on Bleeding Green Nation w/r/t fans overreacting to the Eagles signing of Michael Vick
We've gotten over it...why haven't you?
Dudes fight every day…better to use your fists than a gun or other weapon, or dogs!
Smith has had two incidents and no one is trying to justify his actions but he took responsibility for it immediately in both cases.
Or are just trying to blame Smitty for the fact your secondary sucks! (Just responding to your by-line)
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+1 Even his victim Lucas forgave him!
I definitely sense some bitterness from getting burnt by him over the years. That’s the only way to tear the guy down, since you can’t do it on the field… That is when we have a QB that can throw
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by southtunnel on Nov 12, 2009 12:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
There was nothign to get over to begin with
Southtunnel brought it up wondering why so many don’t like Smith so I responded much as I did the first time this topic came up during our last meeting. And yes, that is attempting to justify it. Both of you sound just like a domestic violence victim.
Steve Smith punches Jaxon in the face and breaks his jaw.
Steve Smith: “I’m sorry baby, I don’t know what came over me. I promise it’ll neer happen again.”
Jaxon: “It’s ok baby, you know I love you.”
Three weeks later…
Steve Smith punches Southtunnel in the face and breaks his jaw.
Steve Smith: “I’m sorry baby, I don’t know what came over me. I promise it’ll neer happen again.”
Jaxon: “He really didn’t mean to and he hasn’t hit me again yet, so you know he really means it.”
Southtunnel: “It’s ok baby, you know I love you.”
And no, I don’t hate him for burning us, I hate Sheangelo Hall for that one.
"This is America, if we can’t self-righteously look down on others and blame them for our faults, the commies win."-----Cormican on Bleeding Green Nation w/r/t fans overreacting to the Eagles signing of Michael Vick
Lol! Actually that sounds more like our relationship with Delhomme
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by southtunnel on Nov 13, 2009 1:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ouch
Haha, it’s all in good fun really. You guys just happen to be sitting across from me this week so you get the haterade. Next week it’ll be the New Jersey Giants.
Plus, Jaxon, you are killing me. I have to hate you by default here, but we can still be bff over at FTRS. Damn you and your divided loyalties!
Corey Zickefoose: I think they should still be able to play football, regardless. Tennessee is my place. You know, it's my football team.
Reporter: Even after they put a gun in your face, you say let them play football?
Corey Zickefoose: Yeah. It's Tennessee. That's the way it is sometimes.
Welcome to the SEC!
Yeah
You should just switch to the Falcons so we don’t have to hate each other twice a year.
Corey Zickefoose: I think they should still be able to play football, regardless. Tennessee is my place. You know, it's my football team.
Reporter: Even after they put a gun in your face, you say let them play football?
Corey Zickefoose: Yeah. It's Tennessee. That's the way it is sometimes.
Welcome to the SEC!
Not hating on him ...
Heck, I’d be 100 percent fine with the Birds signing him one day, although I’m sure that won’t happen.
I just wonder why the Panthers Brass has such a … uh, fascination with Delhomme. Y’all’d be better off if you’d have held on to Weinke.
Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?
Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.
Weinke? come on...enough with the excessive hyperbole
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I wasn't kidding
Remember when Weinke kicked the crap out of the Falcons like 4 years back (when Mr. I Hate Dogs was still around). He wasn’t all that bad.
Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?
Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.
Smitty would be tearin up right now if Ryan were throwing to him!
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by southtunnel on Nov 12, 2009 12:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Respect!
Hate to say it but I’ve always respected Carolina! The coaching staff under Coach Fox has always been extrodinary. You have always represented the NFC South with honor. Atlanta needs it’s rivalry with Carolina to help make us a better football team.
by Gjmoody on Nov 11, 2009 8:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions
que dice?
como se what?
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by Hardcore Falcon on Nov 11, 2009 9:10 AM EST up reply actions
I think that goes both ways
Mike smith seems to be a good coach, good young QB and RB. Falcons fans have a lot of be hopeful about for many years.
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whats happened to moose?
is he hurt or what? I thought he was gonna have a pretty good year but haven’t seen or heard anything from him.
Been hurt the past two weeks
might be back this week though
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Any chance D. Williams sits this one out?
High ankle sprain in practice? Look, the Panthers season is over already, you might as well bench him for this one to give him some rest for next year.
"This is America, if we can’t self-righteously look down on others and blame them for our faults, the commies win."-----Cormican on Bleeding Green Nation w/r/t fans overreacting to the Eagles signing of Michael Vick
It would be nice to see what the more powerful Jonathan Stewart could do with the majority of the carries ;)
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Big play potential..
DWill > > > > > JStew
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by NaGaNole on Nov 11, 2009 7:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You wish...he finished the Saints game
so I expect him in there
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How's he doing by the way?
I thought I read a report stating that he had an injured knee or something? He still going to play? Really, give the guy a break, let him rest that knee. I would really hate to see him lose it for the year with Lofton roaming back there.
"This is America, if we can’t self-righteously look down on others and blame them for our faults, the commies win."-----Cormican on Bleeding Green Nation w/r/t fans overreacting to the Eagles signing of Michael Vick
How has the Panthers' running game looked lately?
The potential mismatch of Carolina’s run offense (4.7 ypc, 5th place) and Atlanta’s run defense (4.5 ypc, 24th) concerns me.
In our week 2 meeting, youse guys ran the ball quite well, a whopping 5.8 ypc! I’d imagine that running, early and often, would be the CW on how to beat the Falcons Sunday.
DeAngelo is looking like he'll make the ProBowl that he should have gone to last year
The Panthers are actually 3rd in rushing yards per game. DeAngelo is 6th in total yards, even though he averaged only 55 ypg the first 4 games. He’s averaged 137 since. Also 2 weeks ago Fox only passed 14 times on what then was the league’s best rushing defense, and amassed over 250 yards! So you can bet you will get a heavy dose of it as well.
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um...
I dont think you have enough fans in Carolina to vote him in.
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by Hardcore Falcon on Nov 13, 2009 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
I forgot
That he didn’t go to the PB last year… that sucks. The Pro Bowl is just a bit of a farce at times.
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
Yeah, just a little bit
The absolute worst award in sports in the Gold Glove in baseball. Year after year, the worst fielding guys in the league by any reasonable metric get the award while I froth at the mouth with rage.
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Except Greg Maddox
And if you disagree, don’t step foot in Atlanta, haha!
Corey Zickefoose: I think they should still be able to play football, regardless. Tennessee is my place. You know, it's my football team.
Reporter: Even after they put a gun in your face, you say let them play football?
Corey Zickefoose: Yeah. It's Tennessee. That's the way it is sometimes.
Welcome to the SEC!
No sir
I’m thinking of Derek Jeter specifically, as well as Michael Young recently. Two shortstops who can’t field a lick….
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Winners and big hitters?
You must be good at defense, too! You’re right, GG is the worst…
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
Jumpin' Vishnu, what happened to the Gold Glove Award?
Grampa says it used to be THE most prestigious defensive award, WTF? I thought players used to vote for it, Wikipedia says managers & coaches vote now.
Part of the problem
Is that it’s all about name recognition, quality of hitting and how spectacular people make things look. For instance, Baltimore Orioles CF Adam Jones (not Pacman) won a Gold Glove this year because he had a handful of legitimately impressive catches, while the far superior Franklin Gutierrez made everything look easy and wasn’t half the hitter Jones was.
It’s too bad.
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Baseball keeps moving in many troubling directions
My pet peeve is using the winner of the All-Star game to determine home field for the World Series. That’s about the stupidest thing I ever heard of.
If inner division rivals get it, why don't the shot callers???
The guy led the league in TDs, was 3rd in total yards despite splitting carries, led all starting RBs in ypc… and all that even though he was 9th in attempts! And he had 0 friggin fumbles. Yet he doesn’t make the Probowl.
He should go honorary this year just for having been screwed last year.
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wow
the Panthers suck, but we really suck. I have lost all hope at this point. take me now lord…
Life is a garden. Dig it!
by Hardcore Falcon on Nov 17, 2009 8:27 AM EST reply actions
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